Aviation Daily 2012-07-13

Airframers/Suppliers

United Airlines returned to the Boeing narrowbody fold yesterday with an order for 100 of the re-engined 737 MAX and 50 current model 737-900ERs.
United President and CEO Jeffery Smisek says that “very extensive discussions” were held with Airbus and Boeing and that negotiations with Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and CFM for the powerplants have been under way for almost a year. The win reflects “what we believe to be the best airplane with the best engine with the best price,” he notes....More

Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier says component maturity for its A350 program is more important to the European airframer than a strict adherence to a final assembly schedule for the first A350 test aircraft.
“We don’t want to rush to final assembly with incomplete wings,” he said during the Airbus wrap-up news conference at the Farnborough air show. “This will not happen with me as Airbus CEO. I have no intention of repeating past mistakes.”...More

MRO

AeroTurbine, a subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corp., is adding logistics centers in Dubai, London, Los Angeles and Singapore to accommodate a spike in demand for integrated inventory and aftermarket services—from warehousing and logistics to managed parts repair and exchange programs....More

Airlines

Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways’ July 11 order for eight ATR 72-600s plus one option signals that competition in Taiwan’s domestic market is about to intensify.
TransAsia faces increased competition from EVA Airways’ Uni Air, which last year ordered 10 ATR 72-600s, the first of which will be delivered in September. Uni Air will use the ATRs to replace its fleet of Bombardier Dash 8-300s....More

The European debt crisis, Southern European recession and the U.S. dollar’s appreciation against the euro are beginning to take their toll on U.S. exports, which is a bad sign for the near-term growth of U.S. international outbound business traffic, the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation says....More

Airports

A steep hike in aeronautical fees at one of the busiest airports in India is likely to dent domestic and international operations of the country’s airlines, which are already reeling from a severe cash crunch....More

Airframers/Suppliers

United Airlines returned to the Boeing narrowbody fold yesterday with an order for 100 of the re-engined 737 MAX and 50 current model 737-900ERs.
United President and CEO Jeffery Smisek says that “very extensive discussions” were held with Airbus and Boeing and that negotiations with Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and CFM for the powerplants have been under way for almost a year. The win reflects “what we believe to be the best airplane with the best engine with the best price,” he notes....More

Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier says component maturity for its A350 program is more important to the European airframer than a strict adherence to a final assembly schedule for the first A350 test aircraft.
“We don’t want to rush to final assembly with incomplete wings,” he said during the Airbus wrap-up news conference at the Farnborough air show. “This will not happen with me as Airbus CEO. I have no intention of repeating past mistakes.”...More

Airlines

The European debt crisis, Southern European recession and the U.S. dollar’s appreciation against the euro are beginning to take their toll on U.S. exports, which is a bad sign for the near-term growth of U.S. international outbound business traffic, the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation says....More

Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways’ July 11 order for eight ATR 72-600s plus one option signals that competition in Taiwan’s domestic market is about to intensify.
TransAsia faces increased competition from EVA Airways’ Uni Air, which last year ordered 10 ATR 72-600s, the first of which will be delivered in September. Uni Air will use the ATRs to replace its fleet of Bombardier Dash 8-300s....More

Airports

A steep hike in aeronautical fees at one of the busiest airports in India is likely to dent domestic and international operations of the country’s airlines, which are already reeling from a severe cash crunch....More

MRO

AeroTurbine, a subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corp., is adding logistics centers in Dubai, London, Los Angeles and Singapore to accommodate a spike in demand for integrated inventory and aftermarket services—from warehousing and logistics to managed parts repair and exchange programs....More